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Eugene L. Balie!" noentor I rQLgQ-IZ En A Gttornegs Patented Apr. 2,1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to gas stove tops, and aims to provide a gasstove top having means for directing the gas and air mixture from a gasburner, to a pilot ame igniting gas burners disposed under the top.

An important object of the invention is the provision of a stove tophaving conduits cast integral therewith, eliminating the necessity ofproviding a pilot light for each burner.

' With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a burner constructed in accordance with theinvention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmental bottom plan view of the stove top rack.

Figure 4 through one burner.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view through a modied form ofconduit.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line 1 1 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 isa further modified form of the invention, illustrating aremovable conduit.

Figure 9 is a sectional View taken on line 9 9 of the conduits leadingfrom a pilot of Figure a.

Figure 10 is a plan View of a modied form of the invention.

Figure 1l is a longitudinal sectional view through the modied burnerlighter.

Figure 12 is a sectional view taken on line I2 I2 of Figure l1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the stove top is indicatedgenerally by the reference charldicter 5 and embodies the usualseparable sections.

Formed integral with the stove top rack sections, are conduits indicatedby the reference character 6, which conduits have downwardly extendedend portions 'I disposed adjacent to the burners of the stove, so that aame will be directed to the burners.

is a longitudinal sectional view The inner ends of the conduits aredisposed at the center of the stove top where they communicate with anopening 8 directly over the pilot burner 9, so that the gas will ll theconduits and become ignited by the pilot burner, lighting the 5 gas atthe main burner.

In the form of the invention as shown by Figure 6 of the drawings, thestove top rack is formed with passageways III that have inclined sidewalls over which the upstanding flanges Il slide, the 10 flanges IIbeing formed integral with the plate I 2 that forms the bottom of theconduit.

As shown by Figure 8 of the drawings the stove top is provided withintegral supporting rings I3 that are spaced apart under the top of thestove 15 accommodating the removable conduits I4 that have downwardlyextended end portions I5 disposed directly over the burners.

Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, the conduits may beadjusted for use in connection with stove tops of various sizes.

Set screws I6 are provided, and as shown extend through the ringssupporting the conduits, thereby holding the conduits in their positionsof adjustment.

In the form of the invention as shown by Sheet 3 of the drawings,conduits indicated by the reference character I1 are formed integralwith the stove top sections and as shown, extend laterally to where theopen outer ends thereof overlie the burners I8 of the gas stove.Openings I9 are formed directly over the pilot burner 20, and providemeans to carry off some of the products of combustion, incident to theburning of the pilot burner.

As clearly shown by Figure 12, the conduits I'I have their lower sidesopen, so that a certain amount of air may mix with the gas, to aidcombustion.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when 40 the gas burner is to belighted, the usual valve is opened, allowing gas to collect in theconduits. The pilot will ignite the gas in the conduits, resulting inthe blaze lighting the burners.

I claim:

1. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of main burners and apilot burner, a stove top for the stove, spaced ngers forming channels,disposed on the lower surface of the stove top and extending from thepilot burner to the main burners, spaced supporting rings connecting theanges of the channels, tubular conduits within the channels and heldwithin the supporting rings, means for adjustably securing the tubularconduits within the channels, the inner ends of the tubular conduitscommunicating with the channels so that gas passing through the conduitsmay be ignited at the pilot burner, and the outer ends of the tubularconduits extending 5 downwardly to positions adiacent to the mainburners.

2. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of main burners and apilot burner, a stove top for the stove, spaced lingers embodyingchannels having their open sides disposed downwardly arranged on theunder surface of the stove top, and a movable member cooperating witheach channel member and providing a gas passageway between the pilotburner and one of the main burners.

EUGENE L. BAKER.

